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Tuesday, July 2

£50 Giftcard GIVEAWAY- Feel Unique, Topshop, ASOS or Boots!


There's something about receiving a gift card that makes shopping that little bit more exciting; I don't know whether it's because it doesn't feel like real money or because you're limited to what you can buy and it's therefore the perfect opportunity to buy something a little more special or even something you've had your eye on for a while but don't really need, but I love it, and so when I was given a £50 Feel Unique gift card to spend online, I couldn't wait to get browsing to see what I could treat myself to.

I decided to order a few essentials, rather than one single product, as I wanted to make the £50 voucher go as far as possible and so whilst flicking from page to page, I came across three products that I've had my eye on for a while and know I will get full use out of. 

Whenever I shop online at Feel Unique, Xen Tan is a product that always ends up in my basket as has done now for the last few years. It's my go-to online store for all of my fake tan needs and so I decided to pop an all time favourite in my basket, Xen Tan Dark Lotion, as both a summertime essential and a back up.

I'm a huge fan of Real Techniques brushes and so when I recently saw the limited edition Duo Fibre Collection, I knew it wouldn't be too long until I eventually caved in and purchased it. I have built up quite the collection of brushes as of recently, so was in two minds about whether I needed it, but like I said, spending a giftcard is the perfect opportunity to justify wanting over needing and not owning too many duo fibre brushes anyway, I added the set into my basket without any real hesitation.

 Essie is a brand that over the past few months, I've had quite the love affair with. In the process of building up a Nude collection, I couldn't resist adding another into my nail polish drawers and decided to make up the £50 (though going a couple of pounds over) I would add in Essie Marshmallow, which although I've not heard too much about, looked like a milky White dream, perfect in my mind for Summer and a more au naturel manicure look.

AO very kindly provided me with my £50 Feel Unique Voucher and even more kindly have provided me with one £50 voucher to giveaway to one of my blog readers.

To be in with the chance of winning a £50 voucher to spend at Feel Unique, ASOS, Topshop or Boots, simply comment below telling me where you would spend your voucher and what you would buy.

Extra entries will be counted if you:
-Follow Belles Boutique on Bloglovin'
-Tweet "I have just entered @lauraleighblogs £50 Giftcard Giveaway (Feel Unique, Topshop, ASOS, Boots) at www.belles-boutique.co.uk"
-Follow Belles Boutique on Instagram and like my giveaway photo.

Just leave your user names, twitter handles and email address along with your comment below.

-Giveaway will end on Friday 19th July 2013.
 -Winner will be picked using random.org
-If you're under 16, you must have a parent or guardians permission to enter
-Only one voucher available to win courtesy of AO to spend online at either Feel Unique, ASOS, Topshop or Boots online.
-Giveaway open worldwide.

Good luck! 

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Monday, April 29

Essie Nail Lacquer- Fiji


Nude, light polishes are definitely my nail colour of choice and I am absolutely kicking myself that I hadn't purchased Essie Fiji before now. I've heard such good things about it and always swooned when I've seen it on others nails, but for some reason never quite got round to buying it, until recently of course, when I picked it up and have been loving wearing it pretty much every day since.

Fiji is the lightest Pink, almost White shade that sits perfectly in Essies diffusion line in Boots and Superdrug. Applying absolutely beautifully with the wide brush, two coats of polish provides you with the most opaque, neat and shiny Pink toned White shade that I honestly can't get enough of. Drying time is reasonable and I find that it also has pretty good staying power, staying chip-free and lovely looking for days on end. 

Having been wearing this for weeks on end already, I predict that this is going to be my nail colour of choice throughout the Summer. Available in Boots and Superdrug, Essie diffusion line polishes cost £7.99 and are available in a stand of around 90 incredible shades, including a whole load of pretty Pinks and Nudes.

What do you think of Fiji? Do you like White toned polishes?

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Thursday, August 23

Essie Then and Now







I was recently contacted by Then and Now who were very excited, as I would be, to have their very own Essie nail shade, named after and completely exclusive to their store.

The shade is named Then and Now* and is a really wearable Grey shade. It's very much a Mauve Clay toned Grey which I can see living on my nails, especially throughout the Autumn Winter period when my nail tones go a lot more to the dusty, darker, richer part of the colour spectrum.

To achieve the opaque colour I have on my nail wheel, I used three coats which each dried really quickly and smoothly. With one coat, the results are a lot lighter and more similar to how it looks in the bottle, though pretty sheer which isn't personally how I would wear it. I think it definitely needs at least two coats.

I really like this shade and so many other Essie products, but as I mentioned before, this one is exclusive to Then and Now and so is available here online for £10.50.

What do you think of Essie polishes? Is Then and Now a shade that you would wear on your nails?

 xx
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Friday, June 1

Essie Launch Celebrations

I'm sure you're aware of the current love surrounding the brand Essie, the to-go nail brand that is currently  on sat beautifully on the nails of many girls, including myself. 

To celebrate the launch of Essie in Boots and Superdrug and to coincide with the fabulous Diamond Jubilee celebrations in the central London area, Essie are sending six manicurists onto the streets for five whole days! What is brilliant is that they will be offering totally free manicures from a range of 12 pretty and on trend shades, you will be polished to perfection and then guided on to the nearest Boots or Superdrug store to see the full, very beautiful 70 shades which are quite frankly amazing!
The shades that will be available to choose from are Cute as a Button, Tart Deco, Mint Candy Apple, Lilacism, Fiji, Lapiz of Luxury, Ballet Slippers, Watermelon, Splay of Grenadine, Muchi Muchi, Flawless and Mademoiselle. Personally, I love Fiji, Ballet Slippers and Mint Candy Apple and think they would make a great choice!


The locations that the teams will be hanging out and many manicures taking place are Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, White City Shopping Centre, Kensington Palace Gardens, South Kensington near the V&A museum and the Royal Albert Hall.
More specifically, a few times and locations that I think will be particularly great are

Friday 1st June- 
St Martin's Diamond Jubilee Festival at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ 10:30 - 17:30pm
Boots London White City Shopping Centre, Ariel Way, W12 7GD - 10:30 - 17:30
Saturday 2nd June-
Jubilee Family Festival Hyde Park, Rangers Lodge, W2 2UH - 10.00am - 5.00pm
Diamond Jubilee Garden Party at Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU - 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday 3rd June-
Big Jubilee Lunch on Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, St. James's Street - 11.00pm - 6.00pm
Jubilee Family Festival Hyde Park, Rangers Lodge, W2 2UH - 10.00am - 5.00pm
Monday 4th June-
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations at The Golden Hinde, St Mary's Overie Dock, Cathedral Street, London, SE1 9DE & Free Street Party at London Eye, Riverside Building, County Hall, London, SE1 7PB- 11.00am - 2.00pm & 2pm - 6.00pm
BBC Concert at Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1A 1AA - 10.00am - 5.00pm
Tuesday 5th June-
Boots London Hammersmith, 41 - 43 King Street, W6 9HW - 10:30 - 17:30
Diamond Jubilee Carriage Procession from Westminster / Whitehall / Trafalgar Square / Admiralty Arch The Mall / Buckingham Palace - 10:00 - 17:00

I'm going to try my up most hardest to get to one of these in between lots of jubilee cupcakes and celebrations, after all who doesn't want a free Essie manicure? 


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